When we say Rab, we have in mind the whole island, its 93.6 square kilometers and the localities of Lopar, Mundanija, Supetarska Draga, Kampor, Palit, Banjol, Barbat ... but the crown of it all is its most beautiful place, which has also given its name to the island, the town of Rab - the closely huddled Mediterranean urban complex which once reminded a literarily-minded visitor of a large white ship, swinging at anchor in the port, with four masts - the four tall belfries of Rab. On the other hand, the buildings which have sprung up out­side the historical centre make up the new Rab, a modern vision of its present and future. Traces of its recent, painful and glorious past, are present both in old and new Rab - for this area, too, like all of the country, witnessed the decisive moments of the National Liberation War and eventual victory, the suffering during the occupation and the mass participa­tion of the islanders in the partisan units.
Lopar is situated on the island of rab, which is a part of kvarner archipelago. It is 110 kilometers far from administrative centre rijeka, 190kilometers from zagreb and close to large european cities such as ljubljana (230 kilometers), vienna (550 kilometers ), munich (630 kilometers) and milan (580 kilometers ). It takes ten minutes to get to lopar by ferry-line jablanac - mišnjak.
Coming by car from direction of rab first thing we see is a sign which reminds us of st.marin, stone-cutter and founder of republic of san marino, who was born in lopar in the 4th century. In his honor, hotel settlement and motor camp bear name "san marino".
Lopar is abundant in beautiful sandy beaches. There are 22 of them, with 3 being -nudist beaches ( ciganka, sahara and stolac ). The largest and the most famous is "rajska plaža-paradise beach" which is 1,5 kilometers long and along which there arethe most important tourist facilities. In 2003 it was decorated with "the blue flag", international symbol of quality and preservation of environment , as well as safety of bathers.